Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Great Idea below

You want to raise a bunch of money?

Maybe you're going to Nigeria to drill wells and you'd like some support. Maybe you're trying to fund a shelter or food pantry. It doesn't matter - this idea is liquid gold and all you have to do is find a ladel to scoop it up.
Put together a Non Walk-A-Thon.

That's right, it's just what it sounds like. You're going to put together a Non-Walk-A-Thon for folks to not walk in.

Benefits?
-You don't have to get the city to close off any roads
-You don't have to bring in an ambulance
-You don't have to line the streets with people trashing the roads with used paper cups
-You don't have to get up at the crack of dawn
-You can raise a silly amount of money

Negatives?
um....?

Here's what you do. You do exactly the same stuff you do when putting together the normal Walk-A-Thon. You get sponsors & walkers (this is where you get all of your money). and that's where it stops. You don't have to worry about putting together a route sheet or figuring out parking. You just watch the money come in.

Keep in mind that there is no real monetary value to the actual walking in a walk-a-thon. In fact...there is a cost associated with the walking. There is no cost associated with not walking.

If people want the t-shirt, sell them the t-shirt. "I didn't walk at the Charity Non-Walk-A-Thon" That's actually a more interesting t-shirt you've got there.